I just came home from Kim’s lovely Bridal shower hosted by Hilary with panache, Niscoise salad, ice-cream bomb, chocolate brittle and homemade charcuterie. It confirmed what I had been gradually piecing together; here in America, a Bridal Shower is emphatically … Continue reading →

It’s been an interesting weekend for Sara who is recovering from the aftershocks of the office Christmas party after-party. The office party was a sober affair. She sipped a glass of white wine and had intelligent conversations with superiors, and … Continue reading →

It was the end of the Summer of Love for Lizzy and J, and they emerged blinking into the golden autumn light to find that everything had changed. The plants in her window boxes were brittle skeletons, his car, evidently … Continue reading →